After burning a few DVDs and dealing with three separate attempts to download Windows 7, I finally got it installed. Honestly, once I actually got the installer running, the process itself was smooth sailing, though getting to that point was a total headache.🙂 So far, nothing seems to be missing. Everything I’ve put on here works fine. I tested out Tomb Raider to see if the games would hold up, and everything else is still a work in progress. We'll see how it holds up over time.
Why on earth would you be surprised that guys were lining up to see this? Honestly, I picked up the book myself and was totally hooked. Now I’m just counting down the days until the movie hits theaters... The book actually gave me a good laugh. 🙂 My wife grabbed it from the local library, told me I should give it a look, and before I knew it, I couldn't put it down until I finished the whole thing. 🙂
Just try picturing what it was like trying to get online using Windows 3.11. No custom scripts, nothing... just messing around with Trumpet Winsock. This was maybe fifteen years ago, back when I’d be trying to snag an open port at a university lab... and honestly, getting a connection felt like winning the lottery! Back then, I had this little script running in MS-DOS that I’d set up to keep hunting for a signal until something actually clicked. Once I finally hit a connection, I’d jump straight back into Windows.
Check this out, he’s actually running Windows 95 off floppies... meanwhile, I’ve got my Windows 3.11 for Workgroups spread across ten different disks.🙂Honestly, I keep everything. I even have my old Amiga disks stashed away. I probably won't ever touch them again, but whatever, they're basically just nostalgia at this point.
Look, some of those older CD-ROM drives just don't support booting. I’ve got one myself—a Dell 4x from back in '95—and it won't load the system on its own. That's why I told you to stick with the floppy... seriously, try booting from the floppy first, then run sys c:, and then just restart without the diskette in there. If everything is set up right, the system should kick in. Of course, we're talking basic setup here... if that doesn't work, you'll have to do it through a window. 🙂
Look, here's the deal... you’re going to need a bootable USB drive with Windows 98 on it. I’ve got one sitting right here. Once you boot the system from that drive, you type `sys c:` to move the OS over to the C: drive. Then, run `copy a*.* c:` to migrate everything else. You have to copy every single file, otherwise the CD-ROM driver won't load properly. After that's done, type `copycon startup script` and manually edit the commands in that file. You need to point everything to the C: drive instead of looking for files on the A: drive—which you'll be disabling anyway. Once you've tweaked that, shut down the laptop, plug in the external CD-ROM, and power back up so the system boots straight from the C: drive. If it recognizes the CD-ROM, you're golden. Right at startup, it'll tell you which drive letter it assigned to the CD-ROM. If it says D:, just type `d:` (hit enter), then `setup` (hit enter). If there aren't any subdirectories before the setup file, the installation kicks off immediately. If the Windows setup files are tucked away in a folder, just type `dir/p` (hit enter) to find where they're hiding, then `cd win98` (or whatever the directory is called) to get in there, and finally just type `setup`. That's how you do it. Works the exact same way if you're trying to install Windows 95 too.
Look, I honestly don't think we'll see another driver like that on the track anytime soon... everything else lately just feels kind of lukewarm... but hey, what can you do? Life keeps moving.
I actually touched on this briefly in another thread just a bit ago, but honestly, it’s getting old. These cars have become way too expensive for today's kids. You have to be so careful, constantly babysitting the machinery! It makes zero sense. Why am I sitting here watching someone play defense to protect 7th place instead of actually lunging for 6th? And don't get me started on these technical restrictions... what's the point? Who are they for? This is Formula 1—the whole damn idea is to make the cars go as fast and as efficient as possible! Instead, they cap the RPMs at 19,000. It's a joke. If the engine can't handle the revs and needs to blow up, let it! The speed of the machine should depend entirely on how much guts the driver has to push it to the limit! At the end of the day, all our complaining is useless... it's like they aren't even listening to us. We'll just find something else to watch and move on. Peace out, Formula 1.
So, what would you guys do if your daughter dumped about 15 video tapes on you—each one featuring three of the best races from the last decade?? I'm talking legendary stuff. Is there some kind of enthusiast magazine or archive where I could actually get my hands on these? I can't stop thinking about that race in Malaysia, where the monsoon rains hit and both Ferraris ended up taking first place after sliding off the track... man, what a ride. Honestly, I've watched it five or six times already, but I’d still tune in again if I could. Now? I just don't have them anymore.
If there’s anyone actually smart enough reading this, how do I change my signature link to just say "My link" or something like that instead of the full URL?
